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Visit by Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament delegation
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The Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) is a national organization in China that promotes peace and disarmament.
This Foundation and CPAPD have continued mutual visits for thirty years, since 1988.
In 2018, a delegation from CPAPD visited Hiroshima and Tokyo from November 25 to 28.
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During the delegation's stay in Hiroshima, they met with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, the president of this Foundation, where Mayor Matsui made a request for cooperation in activities to recruit cities to Mayors for Peace and activities for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
In response, the head of the delegation and secretary of CPAPD, An Yuejun, said that he would like to further promote exchange and cooperation between the two organizations, to contribute to the development of the relationship between Japan and China.
The group also held a discussion with the members of the 2017 Hiroshima Residents'
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Visiting the mayor
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Peace and Friendship Delegation, visited Peace Memorial Park and the Peace Memorial Museum, and listened to an A-bomb testimony by Kiyomi Kono, thus deepening their understanding of the reality of the atomic bombing.
The delegation also attended a discussion session with university students from Hiroshima, where they exchanged frank opinions about the China-Japan relationship as viewed by young people.
The group then went to Tokyo, where they visited the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) and other related organizations.
2018 was a landmark year, marking the 40th anniversary of the Japan-China Peace and Amity Treaty, and the visiting delegation repeatedly talked about the importance of friendship between the two nations.
Through this visit, we were able to reaffirm to each other the significance of continuing civic-level exchange activities.
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